The Bread of Affliction: The Food Supply in the USSR During World War II

by William Moskoff

Book Overview

This book tells how the Soviet Union fed itself after the invasion by the Germans during World War II. The author argues that central planning became much less important in feeding the population, and civilians were thereby forced to become considerably more self reliant in feeding themselves. A rationing system was instituted soon after the war began, but quickly became irrelevant because of the chronic food shortages. The breakdown in central supplies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521522838
• ISBN13: 9780521522830
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"